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driftfleet2015-03-21 07:13 pm
dadlife) wrote in driftfleet2015-03-21 07:13 pm
first shot [video]
Who: Joel and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Paisley
When: 3/21
[The video is... a little awkward at first, but he's not not really used to using technology of this caliber even if he knows what this shit is and already had an idea before the augment helped. He's in a civilian room, presumably his own at this point.
The man on the video looks suspicious, maybe even angry. He's got an intimidating air about him, as if this is just how he is in day-to-day life. Every word he says sounds almost like it's spit. He is clearly unhappy about the circumstance under which he is here.]
Now, I reckon the people in this "fleet" would know the answer to this question. I'm lookin' for a little girl, about 14, with red hair and an attitude. Her name's Ellie. I'm on the--[he makes a face, like he doesn't think this could all possibly be real.]--the Paisley. If you know where she is, tell me.
[Something in his tone says he hopes she isn't, though.
[He doesn't feel the need to give his name just yet. Instead, he goes to turn the feed off, and it takes him a moment longer than others might need to figure out what he's doing before he manages to get it turned off.]
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Paisley
When: 3/21
[The video is... a little awkward at first, but he's not not really used to using technology of this caliber even if he knows what this shit is and already had an idea before the augment helped. He's in a civilian room, presumably his own at this point.
The man on the video looks suspicious, maybe even angry. He's got an intimidating air about him, as if this is just how he is in day-to-day life. Every word he says sounds almost like it's spit. He is clearly unhappy about the circumstance under which he is here.]
Now, I reckon the people in this "fleet" would know the answer to this question. I'm lookin' for a little girl, about 14, with red hair and an attitude. Her name's Ellie. I'm on the--[he makes a face, like he doesn't think this could all possibly be real.]--the Paisley. If you know where she is, tell me.
[Something in his tone says he hopes she isn't, though.
[He doesn't feel the need to give his name just yet. Instead, he goes to turn the feed off, and it takes him a moment longer than others might need to figure out what he's doing before he manages to get it turned off.]
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... Well, that sure as hell ain't her.
[might as well... do this formality thing since he's stuck here. handshake i guess]
Joel. I'm your new... "personnel support".
[He makes it sound like he's trying to speak a foreign language.]
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Yeah, the whole thing's bullshit. 'Least you get your own room, right? That ain't nothing, with you guys here I gotta hole up in the shuttle if I want alone time.
...So the redhead, she your kid or something?
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[read: i will be hiding here all the time]
Somethin' like that.
[joel you have to figure out a different response to that question]
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[ Yeah, it's iffy. Thankfully, Tay lives in a family where kids are raised by who's around, not necessarily by their parents. It doesn't sound iffy to her.
She nods. ]
I see her, I'll let you know. You hopin' to see her or hopin' not to see her?
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She oughtta be home. But if she's gonna be here, she's gonna be where I am.
[aka not in fucking space jail unless it's with her dad]
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More than she can say for her dad. ]
Well, she shows up, we'll get her transferred here. Cool?
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... How old're you?
[you are so much younger than him why are you captain]
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Seventeen. [ Only just. ] How old're you?
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[He cocks an eyebrow at her, but his eyes stay square on hers; he's used to women being in a place of respect and power in his world; most of the people worth their salt in a fight turned out to be women. Right now, he's analyzing her; he's not the type to submit to higher authorities if he's not forced to, and if she wants his respect as captain, she's gonna have to do better than the compassion she's shown so far.]
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She crosses her arms over her chest and looks back... not impassively, but without any hint of nerves. Staring down a human? Hardly intimidating. He's built strong, probably knows how to fight, and he was looking after a kid before he came here.
He's probably a decent guy. She'll have to see if he lives up to her guess. ]
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[She's standing up to the staredown, so it's on to the questionnaire.]
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Since I was eight. You know how to throw a knife?
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[this is quickly becoming a conversation joel is... almost enjoying.]
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And bend it in half. Throw a punch?
[ Tay probably can and does, considering it looks like her nose was broken recently... ]
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[and he crosses his arms. looks like his own onslaught is done, and he's waiting to see if she's got anything else for him.]
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Finally after a few seconds, she nods shortly, as if to say "Yes, I tentatively approve of you". ]
So you get that trainin for somethin special?
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[He seems to be on the same page as she is. This is getting easier to achieve by the second.]
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Must be a hell of a place you're coming from.
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[But that's as far as he lets that go for now.]
Why'd you learn?
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[ She's gone further with other people, but he's making her feel terse. ]
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Sounds like an awful friendly family.
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Yeah, they're real gems.
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Well, I guess... If you need me, I'll be in my office.
[that sounds so weird to say and he looks like he is physically struggling with the awkwardness]
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Yeah, cool. I'll be in the shuttle or the control room, probably. Or, y'know, down planetside. If you need me.
...Welcome to the Paisley.
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[okay so maybe this girl being his captain won't be so horrible. he'll ignore any orders he doesn't like, and see where they end up.
[for now he gives her a nod in acknowledgement, and steps back from the door and back into the room fully.]